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Chapter 2: Ecosystem Processes
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Interdependence
________- When living organisms depend on each other to survive, grow, and reproduce.
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Prey
________- An organism which is eaten by another organism.
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apex predator
The ________ is the last link in the food chain, which eats the carnivore,
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Predator
________- An organism that eats another organism.
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Niche
________- The particular place or role that an organism has within an ecosystem.
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herbivore
The ________ is a type of consumer which eats the producer.
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Bioaccumulation
________- The build up of chemicals, like insecticides, passed along a food chain.
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Ecosystem
________- All the organisms found in a particular location, and the area they live in.
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Food chains
________ show the transfer of energy between organisms, the arrows represent the direction of energy transfer.
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carnivore
The ________ is a type of consumer which eats other animals.
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producer
The ________ is a plant which makes its own food.
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Food webs
________ show how lots of food chains are connected in an ecosystem.
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Bioaccumulation
The build up of chemicals, like insecticides, passed along a food chain
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Prey
An organism which is eaten by another organism
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Predator
An organism that eats another organism
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Interdependence
When living organisms depend on each other to survive, grow, and reproduce
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Ecosystem
All the organisms found in a particular location, and the area they live in
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Community
The organisms in an ecosystem
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Habitat
The area a community lives in
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Niche
The particular place or role that an organism has within an ecosystem